Nancy Telfer -born as Ellen Lindsey- (08/05/1950), a Canadian composer, choral conductor, clinician, teacher; born in Brampton (Ontario), education: BA (Western) 1971, B MUS (Western) 1979, honorary licentiate (Canadian National Conservatory of Music) 2004. She began piano at six, and played the french horn during high school and university, performing in bands, orchestras, and chamber ensembles. She taught music, drama, and special education 1972-6 in the public school system, then returned to study music 1977-9 at the University of Western Ontario, where her teachers included Jack Behrens, Kenneth Bray, Alan Heard, Deral Johnson, Peter Paul Koprowski, and Gerhard Wuensch.